| abstract |
The invention relates to a) a film-forming, water-soluble and essentially uncrosslinked polymer, and the granular formulation contains not less than 0.5 % by weight of water, based on said formulation, or b) a film-forming, structurally crosslinked polysaccharide which contains carboxyl or sulfate groups and is swellable in water in the presence of potassium ions, and the granular formulation contains not less than 0.5 % by weight of water, based on said formulation. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said granular formulation and to the use thereof for protecting plants from attack by disease or damage by insects. |